Kim Kardashian goes undercover! Kanye West inspires ex to swap sexy frocks for balaclava at Met Gala

She is known for her extravagant looks at the Met Gala including her stunning wet ensemble from Thierry Mugler in 2019 for the Camp theme.

But Kim Kardashian surprised many as she went for a completely minimalist look inspired by her estranged husband Kanye West at fashion’s biggest night. 

The 40-year-old mogul completely covered up her face in an all-black head-to-toe Balenciaga ensemble including balaclava as she arrived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday. 

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Being completely covered up seemingly did not stop the star from spending hours in the make-up chair as make-up artist Mario Dedivanovic took to Instagram to share a few snaps of their beauty regimen. 

The 37-year-old Make-up artist was shown shown applying luxury skincare brand La Mer’s Crème de la Mer on her face. 

 It didn’t seem to be just moisturizer on her face as Mario shared another image of Kim entirely glammed up with a full face of make-up along with extra long extensions in her hair.

The ensemble designed by creative director Demna Gvasalia for the Paris-based high-fashion label featured several matching dark pieces including a T-Shirt dress over a curve T-Shirt with a bodysuit.

The black look had several intricate pieces despite the simplicity of its look as it also included jersey boots Pantaleggings.

The accessories were kept uniform as she also sported long gloves and a full-faced mask which kept her make-up under wraps.  

Her brunette tresses poked out of the balaclava in the form of a ponytail featuring extensions which hung down to below her derriere.  

The publication also reports that Kanye was the one who introduced the mother of his four kids to the 40-year-old Sokhumi-born designer Demna who walked the A-lister down the red carpet. 

Even Kim’s Instagram matched with her dark look as her profile picture had been changed to a black box which resembled the cover of estranged husband Kanye’s recently-released album Donda. 

Meanwhile the star has since been mocked on social media for looking like one of ‘the foulest creatures that walk this earth.’

Kim was compared to a ‘Dementor’ from the Harry Potter series as many took to Twitter to post memes poking fun of her outfit at the gala event.

One user posted a snap of Kim compared to the wraithlike Dark creature with the message: ‘kim k dressed up as a dementor from harry potter wig #metgala’ 

Another said: ‘It’s giving very much Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows #MetGala.’ 

Others compared Kim’s look to another piece of medium, the album art of her estranged husband Kanye West’s latest album Donda, which was just a blank black image. 

A Twitter user commented: ‘Kim K cosplaying as Donda cover.’ 

Kim was later seen arriving back to the Ritz-Carlton in a luxury van.

She stepped back into her five-star hotel before quickly emerging in a quirky outfit reminiscent of Batman supervillain Catwoman.

Kim flaunted her curvaceous figure in the clinging catsuit also designed by Balenciaga’s Gvasalia.

It featured a cape-like train which dragged across the floor but was wrapped around her waist like a skirt instead of off the shoulder. 

She completed the look with a black masquerade inspired mask which resembled the DC Comics villain.

Her raven-colored tresses were worn down with a wet look as her make-up was topped off with light brown lip.

Kim also happened to bring along a supervillain posse as she arrived for an after party with two eccentrically dressed women.

The Met Gala is finally back after being cancelled in 2020 amid the pandemic. This year it was pushed to September from its traditional slot on the first Sunday in May. 

The theme is In America: A Lexicon of Fashion and the event features a heavy-hitting contingent of celebrity co-chairs: actor Timothée Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Naomi Osaka. 

Honorary chairs for the evening will be designer Tom Ford, sponsor Instagram’s Adam Mosseri, and Vogue’s Anna Wintour.

At just 19, Billie will make history as the youngest ever co-chair of the prestigious event.

When the hosts were first announced, Vogue magazine said: ‘Each of the Met’s four co-hosts embodies the defining factor of American style: individualism. 

‘[They have each] developed a distinct visual language for their public personas, one that is informed by the legacy of iconic fashion made in the USA.’ 

The must-have accessory for all at this year’s gala is a Covid-19 vaccine. 

‘Currently, all attendees at The Met Gala on September 13 must provide proof of full vaccination and will also be expected to wear masks indoors except when eating or drinking,’ a spokesperson for The Met said last month. 

This year’s gala will be a more intimate affair, to be followed by a larger one on May 2, 2022. Both will launch a two-part exhibition, a survey of American fashion to be on view for almost a year.

In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, opening Sept. 18, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the museum´s Costume Institute and ‘explore a modern vocabulary of American fashion,’ the spokesperson added. 

Part two, In America: An Anthology of Fashion, will open in the museum’s popular American Wing period rooms on May 5, 2022, and will explore American fashion, with collaborations with film directors, by ‘presenting narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of those spaces.’ Both parts will close on Sept. 5, 2022.

Queen & Slim filmmaker Melina Matsoukas has been commissioned to create an open-ended film to project in the galleries, with content changing during the course of the exhibition.

The gala is a major fundraiser, providing the Costume Institute with its primary source of funding.

As always, the exhibits will be the work of star curator Andrew Bolton. Bolton has previously noted how challenging the past year had been for the fashion community.

‘It’s been incredibly inspiring to see how designers have responded to the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, how they’ve found new outlets to express their creativity and new ways to present their collections,’ he said.

Bolton added that many designers had been at the vanguard of the discussion about diversity and inclusion: ‘The social justice movements of last summer reinforced their commitment to these issues and also consolidated their leadership in advancing the conversation.’

In addition to Matsoukas, other confirmed collaborators from the film world include cinematographer Bradford Young, whose projects have included ‘Selma’ and ‘When They See Us;’ production designers Nathan Crowley and Shane Valentino; and Franklin Leonard, film executive and founder of The Black List, a listing of top unproduced screenplays.